Wii U

Good to know, thanks Spronk.

Pretty much only got it since it was ~40% it's retail price and want one for Bayonetta and Zelda next year and MH3U now but was considering some of the Mario Galaxy and Skyward Sword fun, doesn't sound worth it though from that.

The Mario Galaxy games are badass. Skyward Sword is a huge disappointment. Easily the worst Zelda in a long time. I even liked Majora's Mask more.

I liked Skyward Sword, only thing that bugged me was the constant tutorials and discovery text. Probably hinges on if you like motion control.

As for other must have Wii games - Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2, Xenoblade Chronicles, Metroid Prime Trilogy, The Last Story.

Man0warr_sl said:

I liked Skyward Sword, only thing that bugged me was the constant tutorials and discovery text. Probably hinges on if you like motion control.

As for other must have Wii games - Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2, Xenoblade Chronicles, Metroid Prime Trilogy, The Last Story.

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Metroid Prime is a must, the 2nd and 3rd game are okay- but MP has so much classic yet new Metroid and visuals and atmosphere to spare - and HD remake of that game would be a pinnical of gaming. I pref the gamecube non motion controls.

Skyward sword got lost in itself, the fact that there was still a lot back lore / tons of history etc. was dumb for an origin story- it was slightly excused but pfft... it would have been better making the lore and experiencing the history rather than- what to me felt like a standard Zelda adventure...not an exploration of where it all started... and the motion controls lost it for me- it would have been just as good game without--- play the Nintendo Land Zelda mini game, stick your damn arm in the air a few dozen times, gratz you just experienced skyward swords final battle.

I still haven't bought a next gen console but man, $200 Wii-U is tempting especially after watching some Mario Kart 8 streams.

So I just finished playing through wind waker HD, and I am surprised at how often I would get frame rate slowdowns.

And on the game itself, it's pretty good except for the sailing shit. Too bad the sailing shit is 75% of the game.

Got a WiiU super mario bros bundle for my birthday. Wife picked up Mario Kart and it's awesome. So much fun. My girls love to play it too. At first I felt like oh no this is gonna be kiddy crap but damn.. it's a lot more fun than I thought! Also, can't wait for ssmb.

mk8 $45 on ebay from newegg no shipping and taxes i think plus some people will get back ebay bux
Mario Kart 8 Wii U 045496903367 | eBay

mk8 still gives a free game (from pikmin 3, zelda HD, super mario U) until july 31 so $45 for two top Wii U games is pretty smokin

happy meals at mcdonalds now include mario kart 8 toys

I am a grown ass man and I need those.

yimmien_sl said:

I am a grown ass man and I need those.

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Lol my wife saw this grabbed my wallet and ran out of the house.

you can ask for one of each toy for $2 each if you are, umm, collecting? these

for those new to playing mario kart, some probably obvious tips to vets i've found improved my game a ton

- press drift (right bumpers on pro) when going over jumps and obstacles etc to get a tiny speed boost (your character will do a yipee animation)
- at start, hold down accel (a) when 2 appears to get a boost at start (small chance of fizzle)
- collect and hold 10 coins to improve speed slightly
- if you are #1 spot get a shell or banana and hold left bumper to make it a back shield
- only way to block blue shell though is with a well timed airhorn prize (or falling off side)
- you can knock people off in the air between islands, they get really fucked with a lot of wasted time for respawn

going from first to last within sight of the finish line is always pretty amazing

So I now have MK8, Windwaker, MH3U, Wonderful 101 and SMBU and still have to grab Donkey Kong and Mario 3d and that's about all I actually want until Bayonetta in october but I'm wondering is Zombie U is worth picking up for $20. Gameplay looks like it could be interesting but I'm not sure if interesting equals fun.

spronk_sl said:

- at start, hold down accel (a) when 2 appears to get a boost at start (small chance of fizzle)

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Got the timing wrong if you're fizzling. The moment the 2 bottoms out that's your cue to mash the accelerator. Any sooner and you fizzle.

Knytestorme_sl said:

So I now have MK8, Windwaker, MH3U, Wonderful 101 and SMBU and still have to grab Donkey Kong and Mario 3d and that's about all I actually want until Bayonetta in october but I'm wondering is Zombie U is worth picking up for $20. Gameplay looks like it could be interesting but I'm not sure if interesting equals fun.

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Zombie U has a demo on the eShop. For me, interesting did not equal a whole lot of fun in this case but it's worth trying at least.

Just had 2 of my friends over for more Mario 3D world. Holy crap this game is king. We didn't even mention turning on the ps3/ps4 to play games

Heres how the original Bayonetta will be distributed with Bayonetta 2 in North America - Nintendo Everything

bayonetta 2 physical will include B1 HD on disc, and the eShop version will include it as a free digital download. cool

spronk_sl said:

for those new to playing mario kart, some probably obvious tips to vets i've found improved my game a ton

- at start, hold down accel (a) when 2 appears to get a boost at start (small chance of fizzle)

- if you are #1 spot get a shell or banana and hold left bumper to make it a back shield

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* If you accelerate right when 2 appears, you wil spin out -- instead accelerating when Lakitu's hand animates upward after 2 -- the visual cue is much more reliable.

* I haven't tested this, but some Neogaf players seem to believe that you should only move the shell or banana behind you when there is an incoming attack -- otherwise it just drags and slows you down.

koljec_sl said:

* If you accelerate right when 2 appears, you wil spin out -- instead accelerating when Lakitu's hand animates upward after 2 -- the visual cue is much more reliable.

* I haven't tested this, but some Neogaf players seem to believe that you should only move the shell or banana behind you when there is an incoming attack -- otherwise it just drags and slows you down.

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I haven't experienced the latter. Other than it being annoying having to hold the button down the entire time.

I think it's more annoying that they changed it from Mario Kart 64 where holding an item would take it out of your 'inventory' so that you could have another. I liked that feature.